Goldfields-Esperance Events Management Workshop
Gemma Robins
People from across the Goldfields converged on Kalgoorlie-Boulder over the weekend of 6 and 7 February to participate in the Events Management Workshop. The introductory workshop was facilitated by Dawn Atkin from Creative Streak, a Denmark based consultancy to the following people:
- Donna Malec – Manager, Goldfields Art Centre
- Deeva Muir – Director, Walkatjurra Cultural Centre
- Julie Ovans – Administrator Officer, Laverton Leonora Cross Cultural Association
- Sarah Hinton – Director, Pride and Prominence
- Rachel Quinn – Community Development Officer, Shire of Meekatharra
- Lucy Mills – Youth Coordinator, City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
- Debbie Carmody – Manager, Tjuma Pulka Aboriginal Corporation
- Gary Cooper – Creative Producer, Tjuma Pulka Aboriginal Corporation
- Pania Turner – Community Development Officer, Shire of Dundas
- Margaret McEwan – Payroll/Administration, Shire of Dundas
- Monika Dvorak – Director, Bush Blossom Gallery
- Lisa Blair – Self employed social media Manager
Dawn covered the following topics in the workshop:
- The BIG event lifecycle
- Resources allocation and delegation
- Grant writing and sponsorship
- Risk Management
- Marketing and communications
- Volunteers and supporters
- Stakeholder analysis and strategy
- Evaluation and wrapping up
Gary Cooper and Debbie Carmody from Tjuma Pulka Aboriginal Corporation are in the final planning stages of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder week long NAIDOC celebrations to take place in early July. They found the content of the workshop very valuable in prompting them to think about some aspects of event management in more detail. As a result of their participation, Tjuma Pulka has been introduced to the benefits of have a visual display of their event. One outcome of the workshop for the media organisation is a Gantt chart, which clearly communicates everything they need to do to achieve their event vision. They are also developing a risk management plan.
This skills development workshop has been made possible with funding from the Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission through the State Government’s Royalties for Regions, Regional Grants Scheme. This event is managed by Country Arts WA delivering skills development in the region. Find out more.
Post and images by Barb Howard, Focus Region Project Manager.
